New Delhi, May 11: The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded that the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) rename five roads in Lutyen's Delhi which are named after Mughal emperors.
The Delhi BJP chief, Adesh Gupta requested the renaming of Tughlaq road, Akbar Road, Aurangzeb Lane, Shahjahan Road and Humayun Road.
The sin that was committed during the Congress rule was somewhat corrected under the Modi government while some are left. That has to be changed too he said.he persons whose names are kept in Delhi were invaders. Why should there be a road in India after their names, Gupta said in his letter.
आज @tweetndmc के चेयरमैन को पत्र लिखकर मुगल काल से गुलामी के प्रतीक मार्गों के नाम बदलने की मांग की।
— Adesh Gupta (@adeshguptabjp) May 10, 2022
तुग़लक रोड - गुरु गोविन्द सिंह मार्ग
अकबर रोड - महाराणा प्रताप रोड
औरंगजेब - अब्दुल कलाम लेन
हुमायूँ रोड - महर्षि वाल्मीकि रोड
शाहजहाँ रोड - जनरल बिपिन सिंह रावत रोड pic.twitter.com/O7cZwKUgD8
When the country is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav, the names of roads after such invaders are a sign of slavery. There should be an immediate change he added.
Gupta said that the Tughlaq Road should be renamed as Guru Gobind Singh Road, Akbar Road as Maharana Pratap Road, Shahjahan Road as General Bipin Rawat Road, Aurangzeb Lane as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Lane and the Humayun Lane as Maharishi Valmiki Road.